Belconnen Library
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The Belconnen Library is the primary public library servicing the Belconnen district, one of ten libraries in the Libraries ACT network, and one of two in Belconnen, the other being Kippax Library.
History
Built on the site of the former Emu Bank homestead, the Belconnen Library, designed by Robin Gibson, was opened by the Governor-General, Sir Zelman Cowen, in September 1981.{{Cite web |url=http://www.belconnen.org.au/belhist.htm |title=Belconnen Community: Belconnen History |access-date=30 July 2008 |archive-date=17 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817101441/http://belconnen.org.au/belhist.htm |url-status=dead }} The building subsequently won Gibson the RAIA 1982 Canberra Medallion for a work of outstanding merit in the non-housing category.[http://globalconstruct.net/i-cms?page=9676 Australian Institute of Architects. ACT Canberra Medallion: Previous Winners 2007-1932]
Membership
File:Interior of Belconnen Library July 2022.jpg
Membership of Libraries ACT is open to anyone who lives, works, or studies in the Australian Capital Territory.{{Cite web |url=http://www.library.act.gov.au/how_to_use_the_library/join_the_library |title=Join the Library |access-date=2017-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330014221/http://www.library.act.gov.au/how_to_use_the_library/join_the_library |archive-date=2017-03-30 |url-status=dead }}
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External links
- [http://www.library.act.gov.au/ Libraries ACT]
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Category:Public libraries in Australia
Category:Libraries in Canberra
Category:Library buildings completed in 1981